Today in qualifying for the GP of France, Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez stormed to an impressive pole position – half a second faster than second place Dovizioso. His teammate, Dani Pedrosa, who has just returned back from injury, put in a valiant effort and earned himself and third row start for tomorrow’s 28 lap race.

Brief rain showers created mixed conditions in FP4 but gave the riders an opportunity to test the wet weather settings on their bikes. However, by the time Q2 began the track was almost completely dry. Marc took provisional pole on his first exit and then on his final lap he was able to improve by over 0.7s – with his time of 1’32.246 – to secure his front spot start, at the circuit where he achieved his first ever pole in GP racing in 2009 (125cc). Dani, who was 3rd fastest in the wet / dry FP4 session continued to build his confidence since his six week absence and took 8th for tomorrow with his time of 1’33.419.

The race will begin at 14h00 local time.

Marc Marquez

1st1'32.246

“Every time that we have gone out on track this weekend we have made big changes, in order to decide which direction to take things with the setup. In qualifying we used the best setup that we had found. We were lucky that the track was in good condition which allowed me to ride normally. I am happy with pole position and tomorrow a tough race awaits us, because Jorge especially has a very good pace. We will try to be as close to him as we can!”

Dani Pedrosa

8th1'33.419

"This first qualifying session back has not gone badly. We could have gone a little faster but in the end I didn't quite manage it. The positive news is that today I am feeling a little better physically than yesterday and that's a good thing!”

MotoGP 2015Saturday, May 16th 2015

Qualifying
Round 5
Monster Energy Grand Prix de FranceFrance

Results Session

Dry

Humidity

90%

Track Temp

17°C

Air Temp

15°C

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1'32.246

2

Dovizioso Andrea

4

ITA

Mission Winnow Ducati

Ducati

1'32.749

3

Lorenzo Jorge

99

SPA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

1'32.846

4

Crutchlow Cal

35

GBR

CWM LCR Honda

Honda

1'32.897

5

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

Mission Winnow Ducati

Ducati

1'33.001

6

Smith Bradley

38

GBR

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

1'33.299

7

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

1'33.352

8

Pedrosa Dani

26

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1'33.419

9

Petrucci Danilo

9

ITA

Pramac Racing

Ducati

1'33.556

10

Espargaro Aleix

41

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1'33.665

11

Hernandez Yonny

68

COL

Pramac Racing

Ducati

1'33.714

12

Espargaro Pol

44

SPA

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

1'33.724

13

Vinales Maverick

25

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1'34.245

15

Redding Scott

45

GBR

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

1'34.551

16

Bradl Stefan

6

GER

Athina Forward Racing

Forward Yamaha

1'34.575

17

Di Meglio Mike

63

FRA

Avintia Racing

Ducati

1'34.833

18

Miller Jack

43

AUS

LCR Honda

Honda

1'34.858

19

Barbera Hector

8

SPA

Avintia Racing

Ducati

1'34.870

20

Abraham Karel

17

CZE

AB Motoracing

Honda

1'34.940

21

Laverty Eugene

50

IRE

Aspar Team

Honda

1'34.947

22

Baz Loris

76

FRA

Athina Forward Racing

Forward Yamaha

1'35.456

23

Bautista Alvaro

19

SPA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1'35.458

24

De Angelis Alex

15

RSM

E-Motion IodaRacing Team

ART

1'35.680

25

Melandri Marco

33

ITA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1'37.522

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Location Information

Built in 1965 around the existing 24-Hour track, the Le Mans Bugatti Grand Prix race circuit lies 5km south of the city of Le Mans and 200km south-west of Paris. The venue has hosted Grand Prix since the late sixties but a serious accident to Spanish rider Alberto Puig in… read more.

Location Information

Built in 1965 around the existing 24-Hour track, the Le Mans Bugatti Grand Prix race circuit lies 5km south of the city of Le Mans and 200km south-west of Paris. The venue has hosted Grand Prix since the late sixties but a serious accident to Spanish rider Alberto Puig in… read more.